 | Robert Grenville Wallace - 1825 - 338 pages
...III. PREACHING. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. GOLDSMITH. I HAVE alluded to the salutary effects of Dr. Malcom's preaching on my... | |
 | 1826 - 300 pages
...whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And...fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. The service pass'd, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran : E'en children follow'd, with... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And...fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. The service pass'd, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran ; Even children follow'd with... | |
 | Nathaniel Hazeltine Carter - 1827 - 544 pages
...large circle of ladies and gentlemen approached familiarly, and shook him cordially by the hand : " E'en children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile." In the evening we went to the theatre, to see the celebrated Miss Foote, whose loves have given... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 pages
...remain'd to pray. The service past, around the pious man With ready zeal each honest rustic ran : Ev'n children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile ; His ready smile a parent's warmth express'd, Their welfare pleas'd him, and their cares distress'd... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 266 pages
...whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway: And...pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal each honest rustic ran; Even children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown,... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...remain'd to pray . The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal each honest rustic ran; Even children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile. His ready smile a parent's warmth express'd; Their welfare pleas'd him, and their cares distress'd.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...unaffected grace, His looks adom'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double nvray, ed brute, that won't hear me ? Can you bear witness...other ? Tony. I can bear witness to that. Mrs. Hardca man'i smile. His ready smile a parent's warmth express'd, Their welfare pleased him, and theircaresdistress'Ji... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway. And...pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran ; Ev'n children follow'd, with endearing wile, And ptuck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile.... | |
 | James Sigston - 1830 - 256 pages
...any one else ventured to make the least unfavourable allusion to this very singular discourse: thus Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. " Mr. Bramwell at all times showed himself greatly attached to the Methodist discipline. Every breach... | |
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To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven. 
